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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,813</td>
<td class="r data">      12,821</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">       8,034</td>
<td class="r data">       6,911</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,779</td>
<td class="r data">       5,910</td>
<td class="r data">    76.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      18,913</td>
<td class="r data">      14,882</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,584</td>
<td class="r data">       8,013</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,329</td>
<td class="r data">       6,869</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      22,187</td>
<td class="r data">      16,616</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,314</td>
<td class="r data">       9,132</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,873</td>
<td class="r data">       7,484</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      23,251</td>
<td class="r data">      16,746</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,759</td>
<td class="r data">       9,148</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,492</td>
<td class="r data">       7,598</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      23,435</td>
<td class="r data">      16,070</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,917</td>
<td class="r data">       8,919</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,518</td>
<td class="r data">       7,151</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      24,048</td>
<td class="r data">      15,939</td>
<td class="r data">    66.3</td>
<td class="r data">      12,499</td>
<td class="r data">       8,987</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,549</td>
<td class="r data">       6,952</td>
<td class="r data">    60.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,977</td>
<td class="r data">      14,900</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      12,265</td>
<td class="r data">       8,695</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,712</td>
<td class="r data">       6,205</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      17,870</td>
<td class="r data">      12,087</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">      10,002</td>
<td class="r data">       7,316</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,868</td>
<td class="r data">       4,771</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       7,310</td>
<td class="r data">       4,758</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">       4,141</td>
<td class="r data">       2,922</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,169</td>
<td class="r data">       1,836</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         693</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">         415</td>
<td class="r data">         254</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">         122</td>
<td class="r data">    43.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      15,286</td>
<td class="r data">      12,389</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">       7,800</td>
<td class="r data">       6,712</td>
<td class="r data">    86.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,486</td>
<td class="r data">       5,677</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      18,311</td>
<td class="r data">      14,409</td>
<td class="r data">    78.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,328</td>
<td class="r data">       7,806</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,983</td>
<td class="r data">       6,603</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      21,532</td>
<td class="r data">      16,131</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,062</td>
<td class="r data">       8,931</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">      10,470</td>
<td class="r data">       7,200</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      22,595</td>
<td class="r data">      16,263</td>
<td class="r data">    72.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,488</td>
<td class="r data">       8,939</td>
<td class="r data">    77.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,107</td>
<td class="r data">       7,324</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      22,747</td>
<td class="r data">      15,603</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,649</td>
<td class="r data">       8,721</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,098</td>
<td class="r data">       6,882</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      23,328</td>
<td class="r data">      15,442</td>
<td class="r data">    66.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,196</td>
<td class="r data">       8,768</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">      11,132</td>
<td class="r data">       6,674</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      22,294</td>
<td class="r data">      14,445</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      11,997</td>
<td class="r data">       8,509</td>
<td class="r data">    70.9</td>
<td class="r data">      10,297</td>
<td class="r data">       5,936</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      17,330</td>
<td class="r data">      11,718</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,786</td>
<td class="r data">       7,158</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,544</td>
<td class="r data">       4,560</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       7,095</td>
<td class="r data">       4,600</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       4,046</td>
<td class="r data">       2,846</td>
<td class="r data">    70.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,049</td>
<td class="r data">       1,754</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         676</td>
<td class="r data">         361</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
<td class="r data">         404</td>
<td class="r data">         244</td>
<td class="r data">    60.4</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         502</td>
<td class="r data">         425</td>
<td class="r data">    84.7</td>
<td class="r data">         220</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">    89.1</td>
<td class="r data">         282</td>
<td class="r data">         229</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         586</td>
<td class="r data">         467</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">         247</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">    83.0</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">         262</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">         474</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
<td class="r data">         238</td>
<td class="r data">         193</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">         281</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         630</td>
<td class="r data">         474</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">         254</td>
<td class="r data">         203</td>
<td class="r data">    79.9</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">         271</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         672</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">         258</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
<td class="r data">         414</td>
<td class="r data">         264</td>
<td class="r data">    63.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         697</td>
<td class="r data">         486</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         274</td>
<td class="r data">    67.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         667</td>
<td class="r data">         453</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         269</td>
<td class="r data">    66.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         528</td>
<td class="r data">         366</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">         206</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">    75.2</td>
<td class="r data">         322</td>
<td class="r data">         211</td>
<td class="r data">    65.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         214</td>
<td class="r data">         158</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">          94</td>
<td class="r data">          76</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">         120</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    88.2</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    90.9</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    28.0</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    21.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    34.6</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    83.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    47.8</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    53.8</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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